British Civil Servant

v1 Chapter 214: McLean wants it all

This is not a conflict. Hard knives must be used, and soft knives must be prepared. Public opinion has always been a very important thing.

Starting from a British Ceylon, which is influenced by British India but can still control the situation, it can be used as a reference to control actions in British India within an appropriate range. After all, from the perspective of the world situation, Nor can it weaken India too much.

From the perspective of grand strategy, it is of course beneficial to take action against Hinduism in British Ceylon. Of course, for the sake of maintaining the British Empire, Alan Wilson cannot divide British India into seven or eight pieces, otherwise there will be no checks and balances. The world of Peace Religion not far away in the Middle East should also be wary of the subcontinent being scattered and becoming the back garden of the Soviet Union or a major power in the north.

Therefore, India must have enough strength to protect itself, and it is best if it can cause trouble to others.

But it is also impossible to make India too powerful and affect the interests of the British Empire. It is also impossible. India's influence is limited to the coastline of the subcontinent, and it must not cross the border.

In the telegram to the British Ceylon Commissioner, Donald MacLean, of course, it cannot be said so directly. Since the Cambridge Five in history have been preserved in the world with an idealized record, Alan Wilson wanted to see that this idealization is true or false.

In Colombo, the capital of British Ceylon, Donald McLean, amid the cheers of the crowd, swung his golf club, and the golf ball drew a wonderful arc. Although he did not score a hole in one, victory was imminent.

On the balcony of the hotel not far away, some gentlemen and ladies enjoyed the tropical scenery, chatting in twos and threes, and even talked about Vivien Leigh in British India.

"The place in India is so dirty, how did our actress go there? If you want to relax, you still have to come to Ceylon. General Mountbatten was here for most of the year in the past few years, but in the last year I don't know what to do. I've been staying in New Delhi."

"Isn't it good to come to Ceylon to play golf and see horse racing? How about we appeal to the Governor's Office in New Delhi and invite Vivien Leigh to come to Ceylon as a guest?"

"Commissioner, it's a telegram from New Delhi, do you want to read it, or tomorrow?" Just as Maclean was about to win in one fell swoop, a secretary came over with a telegram from the Governor's Office of British India in his hand.

"Wait for me in the rest area, and I'll be there right away." Maclean with a ball cap waved his hand indifferently, pointing to the umbrellas in the rest area and instructed, "There are drinks over there, you can do whatever you want."

Then he swung the club to complete the victory of the game. The people nearby stood up and cheered, excited about Donald McLean's victory. In the applause of the crowd, Donald McLean returned to the rest area.

I had to admit in my heart that in fact, the days of being a commissioner in the colony were not as difficult as I imagined. It's not bad to get used to it, the days are very relaxed, far less busy than before.

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No wonder Alan Wilson always mentioned from time to time that he was going back to British India when he was in London. Life here was really pleasant, and Donald McLean brought the telegram from New Delhi when he brought a glass of coconut milk.

"The Minister of Indian Affairs has just left the subcontinent. Before leaving, he emphasized the importance of the Clean India Movement. I very much hope that British India and the colonies that have been affected can change the current atmosphere."

"Actually, we had plans for a long time, but we have always been concerned about the image of British India, and we have not made up our minds. The most shameless crimes in the world are crimes against women and children, let alone both. And British India And neighbouring Ceylon is the epicenter of this crime."

At Galle Face Golf Course, the other ladies and gentlemen were still entertaining, but Donald McLean had a serious face, reading the telegram from New Delhi.

Because of the low status of women in India, the poor at the bottom would sell their young girls to temples in exchange for a little money. At the same time, it is believed that this method will bring good luck to the family.

Sometimes there will be elders from the temple. In the field or somewhere, when they see a girl who can be seen, they go directly to the girl's home, and in the name of the gods, the girl's family will sell the girl to the temple.

Most of these girls are between 12 and 13 years old. Few girls over 15 years old are selected. After being selected, their destiny is to marry the gods, because the gods will not come to the bridal chamber. the monks.

They believe that by having a relationship with the woman of God, they can get closer to God. Since then, the saint has embarked on the path of devoting herself to the monks.

The concept received by the Holy Maiden is: this is a dedication to the faith, and it is possible to become a superior person in the next life, change the class, and become rich and unparalleled.

"Fake!" Donald McLean was in a bad mood. He looked up at the gentlemen and ladies on the golf course, but he couldn't get the good mood back.

In Alan Wilson's telegram, there was no attempt to conceal at all, hoping that British Ceylon would be the first to launch a raid on the Hindu gathering area in the north. If successful, British India would follow suit.

Nothing was concealed in the telegram. Even Ceylon was a Buddhist country, and the British garrison was able to control the situation. They all stated in the telegram frankly that they wanted to test the waters with British Ceylon.

Let’s be honest, saying that the next independence rally in British India may be held at some time, and the British Empire must weaken the influence of Hinduism, which has been clearly stated.

Why to weaken the influence of Hinduism, Donald McLean used to serve only at home, is of course not clear. But after becoming Commissioner of Ceylon, I gradually understood what was going on.

Colonization is certainly good for the British Empire, but everything has two sides, never a unilateral benefit. The British Empire began to receive backlash from British India. Not only the British colonies in Southeast Asia, such as Malaya, Sarawak, and even Hong Kong, have begun to appear Indianization to varying degrees.

Even British Yemen-Somalia, known as the most difficult ideological invasion of peace religion, has Indianized, and local Indian ethnic communities have also appeared.

Because British Ceylon is very close to the subcontinent, it cannot escape the subtle influence of Hinduism, and the situation is more serious than other colonies.

Now that the Governor's House is preparing for the independence of British India, it will begin to eradicate Indian influence in these colonies. It would be appropriate to start with British Ceylon.

In fact, members of the Congress Party have said similar things, expressing the relationship between Ceylon and India since ancient times. The evidence is the influence of Hinduism in northern Ceylon. Before independence, they have already begun to think about other heritage of the British Empire. The road to great power has begun. How can this be done?

Despite the ugly face of imperialism throughout the telegram, the buttocks sing praises on the side of colonialism. On another occasion, the Commissioner of Ceylon might have given him contempt, but now Maclean is clearly not in the mood.

"Contact the Trincomalee garrison immediately, and say I'm going to go there and discuss some issues with the base commander." Maclean put away the telegram and instructed the secretary who had just delivered the telegram.

"Just send the telegram directly." The secretary sitting opposite Maclean was puzzled, wondering why Commissioner Ceylon seemed to have changed in such a short period of time. He was still talking and laughing at the golf course just now. .

"It's better to have an interview. It's not clear on the telegram. I'm not Allen, and I even send so many telegrams." Donald Maclean's face was cold, because this telegram disturbed a good mood, and he did not give a good face. .

He is of course dissatisfied with Alan Wilson's ideological complicity with imperialist colonialism. But he is also British, and choosing between India and the British Empire must be to safeguard British interests.

Moreover, the group of Indian saints, he did not know the existence of this group before, can be regarded as not seen. Now that we know it, we must eliminate this phenomenon.

Even if it was used to some extent, he didn't have an opinion, which was a good thing after all.

McLean soon left the Galle Face Golf Course and now has two things to do. The first is to determine whether such groups exist in the temples of the Hindu enclave of northern Tamils.

The second point is to contact the British army at Trincomalee Naval Base ~lightnovelpub.net~. This kind of thing is more credible by my own family.

In the evening, several bald Buddhist monks were sitting in front of Donald McLean. After learning the purpose of the Ceylon Commissioner, they looked at each other, "We know this kind of behavior, the Gopram Tower temple, and the worship of wet The temple of the **** of war, the mother-in-law, there are many temples where the Tamils ​​live.”

"Thank you, I just need to know if this kind of thing exists." Maclean thanked several monks in front of him, "There is no such saint in Buddhist temples."

"I dare not say that this phenomenon does not exist in the temples of Ceylon at all, but this is contrary to Buddhist thinking. If it occurs, it is a personal matter and has nothing to do with religious traditions."

"Then several monks, please go back." Donald McLean gestured to the secretary next to him with his eyes and sent a few monks back. When the secretary returned, he ordered, "Inquire about the situation of all the Hindu temples, prepare the car, and I will go to Trinco tomorrow morning. Mali naval base."

Idealists are efficient. The next night Donald McLean was already at the Trincomalee Naval Base, and several Royal Navy ships were docked in the bay not far away.

McLean stayed at the headquarters for a long time, saying that this was an instruction from New Delhi that British Ceylon should act first, and repeated the various analyses in Alan Wilson's telegram, saying that this was to safeguard the interests of the British Empire, Clear the Indian influence that was eyeing British Ceylon.

"Well, since it's an order from New Delhi, the navy is willing to participate in this operation. Just tell us the target!"

"There is no specific target, all Hindu temples will be searched." Donald McLean said word by word, "No one, all."